If you look at a person or situation through rose-coloured glasses
or rose-tinted glasses, you see only their good points and
therefore your view of them is unrealistic. In British
English, you can also say that someone is looking through
rose-coloured spectacles.

College grads are saddled with an average debt load of nearly
$20,000.

Still and all, they insist that a college sheepskin is worth
every penny as they begin to build careers.

Hang on to every cent with the tight fist of a miser.

Penalty clauses on debt arrears can haunt their careers
for many years.

Host a gala party for close relatives and friends and
pass around the hat for contributions.

■今日注目する表現はこれ！ 答えは以下で

be saddled with
worth every penny
with the tight fist of a miser
debt arrears
pass around the hat for contributions
still and all
sheepskin
hang on to
campus rummage sale
pinch pennies
read the fine print
scout around
gala [形]

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be saddled with, …を抱え込む [背負い込む]
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If you are saddled with a problem or responsibility which
you do not want, you have to deal with it.

ex) The last thing I want is to saddle myself with a second
mortgage.

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worth every penny, それだけの価値がある
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If you say that something or someone is worth every penny,
you mean that they are worth all the money that is spent
on them.

ex) The directors of this company feel he's worth every
penny.

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with the tight fist of a miser, 守銭奴のごとく
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If you describe someone as tight-fisted, you disapprove
of them because they are unwilling to spend money.

ex) the government's tight-fisted monetary policy.

If you say that someone is a miser, you disapprove of them
because they seem to hate spending money, and to spend
as little as possible.

ex) I'm married to a miser.

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debt arrears, 借金返済の遅れ
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Arrears are amounts of money that you owe, especially
regular payments that you should have made earlier.

ex) They have promised to pay the arrears over the next
five years.

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pass around the hat for contributions, 寄付を募る
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If people pass the hat or pass the hat around, they collect
money for someone or something.

ex) The United States is also passing the hat around
rich countries to help to pay for our military effort.

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financial malaise, 経済的苦境、財政難
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Malaise is a state in which there is something wrong with
a society or group, for which there does not seem to be
a quick or easy solution. [FORMAL]

ex) There is no easy short-term solution to Britain's
chronic economic malaise.

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deride, あざ笑う、軽蔑する = ridicule, mock
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If you deride someone or something, you say that they are
stupid or have no value. [FORMAL]

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The world is someone's oyster, この世はの思うがままだ
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If you say that the world is someone's oyster, you mean
that they can do anything or go anywhere that they want to go.

ex) You're young, you've got a lot of opportunity.
The world is your oyster.

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cushy, （仕事などが）楽な
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A cushy job or situation is pleasant because it does not
involve much work or effort. [INFORMAL]

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grind someone down, (人)を苦しめる
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If someone grinds you down, they persistently attack you,
annoy you, or treat you cruelly until you can no longer
fight back or defend yourself.

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go through the roof, どんどん上昇する
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If the level of something such as the price of a product
or the rate of inflation suddenly increases very rapidly,
you can say that it goes through the roof or hits the roof.
Go through the ceiling means the same.

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bend someone's ear on, (人に)…の話をうんざりさせるほど聞かされる
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If you say that someone is bending your ear, you mean that
they keep talking to you about something, often in an
annoying way.

ex) You can't go on bending everyone's ear with this problem.

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weight down, (心労が人)を苦しませる、…を(重さで)沈み込ませる
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If you weight something down, you add something heavy to it
to prevent it moving easily.

ex) a plastic sheet weighted down with straw bales.

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sundry expenses, 雑費、もろもろの費用 = various
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If someone refers to sundry people or things, they are
referring to several people or things that are all different
from each other. [FORMAL]

ex) She could ring for food and drink, laundry and sundry
services.

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in round figures, 概算で、概数で
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A round number is a multiple of 10, 100, 1000, and so on.
Round numbers are used instead of precise ones to give
the general idea of a quantity or proportion.

ex) The money goes into the team pool, which this summer,
in round figures, has now reached 78,000 pound.

If you say that one thing is no substitute for another,
you mean that it does not have certain desirable features
that the other thing has, and is therefore unsatisfactory.
If you say that there is no substitute for something, you
mean that it is the only thing which is really satisfactory.

If someone has fallen by the wayside, they have failed
in something they were doing and have given up trying
to achieve success in it. If an activity has fallen by the
wayside, people have stopped doing it and forgotten about
it. The 'way' is sometimes used instead of 'wayside'.

ex) The average player's lifespan at the top is five years.
You either play well, deal with the pressure, or you fall
by the wayside.

When these young people pour into the workforce,
they won't tote briefcases.

New technologies, including communication tools, will
continue to come into play.

We're on the cusp of a new wave of corporate communications.

Do we rise to the challenge or fall by the wayside?

■今日注目する表現はこれ！ 答えは以下で

beside the point
pour into the workforce
come into play
on the cusp of
rise to the challenge
perpetual [形]
fall by the wayside
kick around [口]
pintsize

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beside the point, 別問題で、要点を外れて
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If you say that something is beside the point, you mean that
it is not relevant to the subject that you are discussing.

ex) Brian didn't like it, but that was beside the point.

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pour into the workforce, 社会に出る、働き始める
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When people or things pour into a place, they arrive there
very quickly and in large numbers.

ex) There were hundreds in our ranks as we poured into
the building.

Flood into means almost the same as pour into.

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come into play, 作用 [活動] し始める
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When something comes into play or is brought into play,
it begins to be used or to have an effect.

ex) The real existence of a military option will come into
play.

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on the cusp of, …の最前線で [に]
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If you say that someone or something is on the cusp, you
mean they are between two states, or are about to be in
a particular state.

ex) I am sitting on the cusp of middle age.

cuspは「とがった先端」という意味ですが、あまり聞きませんね。
on the cusp ofで、「…の変わり目に」とLEXISに載っていました。

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rise to the challenge, 難題を善処する、挑戦に応じる
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If someone rises to the challenge, they act in response
to a difficult situation which is new to them and are
successful.

ex) They rose to the challenge of entertaining 80
schoolchildren for an afternoon.

ウーさんの2行目、has its price in dollars and cents は「費用がかかる」
という意味のようですが、辞書では見つかりませんでした。

高橋さんの1行目、handicappedが、身体障害ではなくて、単に「不利」と
いう意味で使われていますね。

■意味を考えてみよう。今日取り上げる単語が含まれています。

And a lack thereof can lead to cheating and plagiarizing.

The race to keep in step with new technology has its price
in dollars and cents as well.

That's a pregnant question.

Meanwhile endowments to universities are spent on
high-speed Internet connections.

The scramble to upgrade electronics is eroding the role of
face-to-face classroom interaction.

■今日注目する表現はこれ！ 答えは以下で

thereof
keep in step with
pregnant question
endowment
scramble to
join the ranks of
erode [動]
no substitute for
wrestle with
common sight
stay abreast of
to boot
incapacitate
mingle with
rat race
diminish
tried-and-true

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thereof, それの
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Thereof is used after a noun to relate that noun to a
situation or thing that you have just mentioned. [FORMAL]

ex) his belief in God-or the lack thereof

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keep in step with, …と足並みをそろえる、…と調子を合わせる
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If people are in step with each other, their ideas or
opinions are the same. If they are out of step with each other,
their ideas or opinions are different.

ex) Moscow is anxious to stay in step with Washington.

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pregnant question, 意味深長な質問
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A pregnant silence or moment has a special meaning which is
not obvious but which people are aware of.

At my alma mater, these days, indoor and outdoor facilities
are hooked into wireless Internet systems.

Students lug their laptops everywhere.

During classes they feed notes into their computers.

It doesn't help build mental muscle and acumen.

■今日注目する表現はこれ！ 答えは以下で

inhuman
be hooked into
lug
feed notes into a computer
acumen
alma mater
rivers of info
droning bore
put a high price on
in a bid to
lightning-quick
be tickled pink
at someone's beck and call
put a high premium on
begrudge

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inhuman, 不人情な、冷酷な、残酷な = cruel
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If you describe someone or something as inhuman, you mean
that they are strange or bad because they do not seem human
in some way.

ex) those inhuman shrieks that rent the air and chilled
my heart.

shriek 悲鳴
rend the air 空をつんざく

似た言葉でinhumane[発音注意]は、非人道的な。

inhuman と inhumaneの違いは良くわかりません。

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be hooked into, …に接続されている、…に引き込まれる
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If you hook into the Internet, you make a connection with
the Internet on a particular occasion so that you can use it.

ex) an interactive media tent where people will be able to
hook into the Internet.

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lug, 苦労して運ぶ、引きずる
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If you lug a heavy or awkward object somewhere, you carry it
there with difficulty. [INFORMAL]

ex) Nobody wants to lug around huge suitcases full of clothes.

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feed notes into a computer, コンピュータでノートを取る
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To feed information into a computer means to gradually
put it into it.

ex) An automatic weather station feeds information
on wind direction to the computer.

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acumen, 洞察力、眼識
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Acumen is the ability to make good judgments and
quick decisions.

Lunch today with those potential interns and recruits
was a humdinger, wasn't it?

Yes, it appears the new generation of students has come
on campus with an armada of media players, cell phones,
notebook computers and other high-tech tools that rattle
the old school of their professors.

They're rocking the boat with new notions of stud.

Having long been immersed in technology, they want
ubiquitous connectivity on and off campus.

■今日注目する表現はこれ！ 答えは以下で

humdinger
an armada of
rattle
rock the boat
be immersed in
hassle
race the clock
munch lunch

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humdinger, すばらしもの
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If you describe someone or something as a humdinger, you
mean that they are very impressive, exciting, or enjoyable.
[INFORMAL]

ex) It should be a humdinger of a match.

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an armada of, …の大兵力 [大編成、大軍]
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An armada is a large group of warships.

ex) An armada of U.S. Navy ships participated in the invasion.

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rattle, いら立たせる、混乱させる = unnerve
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If something or someone rattles you, they make you nervous.

ex) The news from Body Shop rattled the rest of the retail
sector.

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rock the boat, 波風を立てる
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If someone is rocking the boat, their behavior is likely to
cause trouble or upset a stable situation. Behavior like this
can be described as boat-rocking.

ex) I'm outspoken, sometimes critical of the organization,
which is seen as boat-rocking, upsetting a comfortable
arrangement.

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be immersed in, …にどっぷりつかっている、…に凝る
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If you immerse yourself in something that you are doing,
you become completely involved in it.

ex) Their commitments do not permit them to immerse
themselves in current affairs as fully as they might wish.